Officer Christy Litzinger, accompanied by her husband Jeff Litzinger, is sworn in to the Newark Police Department by Safety Director Bill Spurgeon Monday Morning in Council chambers.

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Christy Litzinger was welcomed to the Newark Division of Police family Monday morning by a special member of the force - a member of her own family.

Litzinger was sworn in as the newest Newark police officer in a ceremony at Newark's city building in front of a full council chamber of fellow officers, friends and family members. Safety Director William Spurgeon administered the oath of office to Litzinger while her husband, Jeff, held a Bible.

Other family members in attendance at Monday's ceremony included Litzinger's brother, Mike Snode, a five-year veteran of the Newark police force. ...